OGF-Europe

European Commission Directorate-General For The Information Society And Media

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-THE-INFORMATION-SOCIETY-AND-MEDIA
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English

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Framework Programme 7 (2007-2013) ResearcH nrastructures projets

OGFEurope

Summary:As tHe IT andscape cHanges, so too do tHe cHaenges acng dverse types o organsatons. OGF-Europe ams to address tHese cHaenges n reaton to settng standards or Grd tecHnoogy and reated dstrbuted systems sucH as vrtuasaton, au- tomaton and servce orentaton. FurtHermore, OGF-Europe w mobse and expand tHe Grd European communty o researcHers, deveopers, provders, and end-users n botH tHe pubc & prvate sector. “OGFEurope will be essential in bringing enterprise and eScience communities together to break down barriers and foster mainstream Grid adoption” (Silvana Muscella, OGF.eeig)

Objectives: OGF-Europe seeks to • IncreaseGrid adoption in the eScience and enterprise communities and forge great- er coaboraton between tHe two communtes. • Synchroniserequirements across key stakeholder communities, through stronger engagement rom Europe. • Accelerateend-user adoption. • Ensurethat standards developed are catered to European real-world requirements. • Valuethe signicant innovation in Grid computing that Europe has built so it may be more nluenta and better recognsed gobay.

Action plan:he estabsHment o tHe Industry Expert Pane and OGF-Europe web presence w occur wtHn tHe irst two montHs, wHereas tHe outreacH events w be spread eveny over tHe 24-montH perod. Partners w aso cosey nteract wtH meda organsatons to ensure tHat tHe project’s acHevements receve u coverage, support projects, sucH as GrdTak and pocy projects sucH as e-IRGSP2.

“OGFEurope provides us with the resources needed to deeply engage with European grid users and providers and to respond to their unique set of requirements” (Craig Lee, OGF President)

Support activities:Communcaton es at tHe Heart o OGF-Europe; tHereore, a number oOutreach eventsw tap nto new areas to engage wtH dferent user com- muntes. hese ncude: •OGF23, Barceona, 2-6 June 2008, Hosted by Barceona Supercomputng Center and Co-ocated wtH OGF-Europe event & BEnGRID Industry Days; OGF25, Sprng 2009, proposed n coaboraton wtH tHe EGEE User Forum. hese events w HgH- gHt best practces, use cases, and Hep deine and deveop standards. •4 Workshopsocussng on specic and reevant cHaenges & requrements to stand- ardsaton ssues.

6 Community Outreach Seminars, takng OGF-Europe “on tHe road”. hese nnovatve events w be Hed at ndustry events ensurng tHat OGF-Europe meets enterprse and grd end users on tHer own tur. hs w mobze e-Inrastructure Communtes on tHe busness vaue o Grds. hese events w ead to tHe pubcaton o6 Community Best Practice reports and 2 Impact & Sustainability Reports. Moreover, 2 Analysis

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OGF-EUrOPE

Project acronym:OGF-Europe

Project n°:RI-223784

Project type:CSA-SA

Start date:01/02/2008

Duration:24 montHs

Total budget:1 792 446 €

Funding from the EC:1 240 000 €

Total funded effort in person-month:169,53

Web site:www.ogeurope.eu/

Contact persons: Merce Calvet , BSC Silvana Muscella, OGF.eeig ema: no@ogeurope.eu te.: [phone] ax.: [phone]

Project participants: BSC OGF.eeg GUP UOXF.E9 Teeonca I+D INTELLECT INFN PSNC ATOS Orgn INRIA

ES UK AT UK ES UK IT PL ES FR

Keywords: Open Standards, Interoperabty, Grd Computng, Grd Communty, Best Practces

Collaboration with other EC funded projects: e-IRGSP GrdTak EGEE BEnGRID